PEOPLE have been given a how-to guide to survive a mass shooting on Australian soil as brand new Federal guidelines warn the threat remains real and persistent.

Active Shooter Guidelines for places likely to be targeted by a terrorist or deranged person, including shopping centres, transport hubs, sporting venues and entertainment precincts, have been drawn up for the first time.

Citing the Boston bombings, the shooting by Anders Breivik in Norway in 2011 and historic Australian massacres like Port Arthur, the document warns that even with strict gun laws, "active shooter mass casualty attacks in Australia remain a real and persistent threat to the community".